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Justin Trudeau makes final dig at Donald Trump during last speech as Prime Minister of Canada

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Updated 12:25 10 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 10:27 10 Mar 2025 GMT

Justin Trudeau makes final dig at Donald Trump during last speech as Prime Minister of Canada

Trudeau got reflective on the future of Canada

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got reflective on what the future of Canada could be like as he made his final speech.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to hold back tears as he gave an emotional farewell speech at the conference of his Liberal Party on Sunday (March 9).

Trudeau resigned on January 6 of this year after months of domestic issues that made him widely unpopular.

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However, before leaving office officially, he did announce that Canada would be implementing 25 percent tariffs on $155 billion of American goods.

This was in response to similar tariffs the US had put on the nation.

Justin Trudeau got emotional in his final speech as PM (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Justin Trudeau got emotional in his final speech as PM (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

As the trade war between the two allies continues, Trudeau made reference to the difficulties that may lay ahead for Canada and how he has been proud to see how the people of the country have responded.

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He said: “Now these past years, these past 10 years, have been challenging, crisis after crisis has been thrown at Canadians. But through every crisis, Canadians have shown who they are. We’ve pulled together.

“We’ve stood up for each other. And every single time, we’ve emerged even stronger. And now, as Canadians face — from our neighbor — an existential challenge, an economic crisis, Canadians are showing exactly what we are made of!”

He continued: “Canadians are showing what it is that makes us Canadians, not by defining ourselves by who we’re not, but by proudly embracing who we are... And we’re a country that will be diplomatic when we can, but fight when we must, elbows up.”

Trudeau’s replacement, Mark Carney, the former head of UK and central banks, also spoke on Sunday and wasted no time taking aim at Donald Trump.

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Carney’s speech made it clear that Canada has no desire to become America’s 51st state, regardless of what Republican politicians and supporters have said over the past months.

Donald Trump took shots from Trudeau and his successor Carney on Sunday (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Donald Trump took shots from Trudeau and his successor Carney on Sunday (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

He said: “America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form.

"We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves. The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country.

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"Think about it. If they succeed, they will destroy our way of life.

"I know these are dark days. Dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust.

"We're getting over the shock, but let us never forget the lessons: we have to look after ourselves and we have to look out for each other. We need to pull together in the tough days ahead."

Featured Image Credit: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Topics: Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump, News, World News

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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